Knowledge shapes decision. We hope that the
information contained in this report on the status of our
youth will enable us to reflect and contemplate on the different
life situations they are in today. We also hope that the information
in this report could help us sustain the productive activities
of our young achievers and provide opportunities to those
who are out of school or not employed.
What our youth think and do is told in story
form. The form we use in everyday life to understand what
we and what others do. The narration takes the first person
plural point of view to create no distance between the writers
and the readers and to stress the truth that whoever we are
and whatever we do, we are all connected as the parents, elders,
guardians and role models of our youth; that we brought them
out to our world; and that it is our responsibility to help
them build a better world.
Knowledge leads to action. We also hope that
the elemental facts and figures in this report: the sociodemographic
profile, the social environment, the world view and risk behaviors
of our youth will be fully utilized in the assessment, restructuring
and enrichment of programs designed to meet their needs in
the areas of education, employment, adolescent health and
development and reproductive health. 
The technical version of this report will
in the 3rd Volume of the Philippine Population Review (PPR)
of the Philippine Population Association, with assistance
from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Commission
on Population.
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